RAF Skeabrae

 ( Royal Air Force Stations In Scotland ) 

Royal Air Force Skeabrae, or more simply RAF Skeabrae, is a former Royal Air Force station located on Mainland, Orkney, United Kingdom.

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History The following units were here at some point:

Squadrons

Units

• Advanced Ship Recognition Flight RAF (January - February 1943) became No. 1476 (Advanced Ship Recognition) Flight RAF (February - June 1943 & June - January 1944)
• No. 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flight RAF (November 1942 - August 1943)
• 1841 Naval Air Squadron
• No. 2714 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2745 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2766 Squadron RAF Regiment
• No. 2824 Squadron RAF Regiment

Royal Navy

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Current use The site is currently private agricultural land.

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See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

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Citations

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Bibliography

• (2026). 9781857803495, Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9781857803495
• (1988). 9781853100536, Airlife. ISBN 9781853100536
• (1997). 9780851302522, Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 9780851302522

Categories: Royal Air Force Stations In Scotland, Buildings And Structures In Orkney, Royal Air Force Stations Of World War Ii In The United Kingdom, Military Airbases Established In 1940, Mainland, Orkney, Military Airbases Closed In 1957

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